Bhandarkar tries to capture the dark period of Emergency rule in his movie 'Indu Sarkar'. Following the subject, the film deals with the 21-month-long period of Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and that's the reason the Congress party has been opposing the movie expressing its concerns and objections over the film's subject.

Although actors Kirti Kulhari,
Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tota Roy Chaudhary, Supriya Vinod and Anupam Kher are good
in their respective roles, the main protagonist of the film is 'Indu' (Kirti
Kulhari), an introvert orphan who wants to become a writer and poet. Her
teachers always advices her to get married and settle her home, and she grows
up thinking that her teacher's advice is probably best for her.

But, deep within, Indu yearns to
achieve her ambitions. However, her communication disorder does not allow for
it. Later, when an adult Indu decides to get married, she faces rejection from
many men due to her speech disorder. After that, the focus of the story shifts
to the period of Emergency and on how Indu's life gets drastically affected
post the developments.

Kulhari's character has been
given more powerful dialogues making her outshine all other characters of the
film. Her expressions and body language make her act even more commendable.
Besides Kirti, Indu Sarkar features Neil Nitin Mukesh and Anupam Kher in other key
roles.

Overall, Bhandarkar's hard work, research, impeccable direction
and cinematic recreation of the era seem outstanding which make Indu Sarkar a
must watch. Apart from this, the atmosphere of unrest related to the Emergency
period has been perfectly executed.

However, lack of showing genuine concern and concealing original
facts related to the era behind over-the-top political drama are the biggest flaws
of the film, as Bhandarkar had himself said, "It is 70 per cent fiction and 30
per cent truth."

While, amid all the attention
given to the Emergency period, the intensity of Indu's character gets lost. If
you are interested in politics and want to watch a political drama on the Emergency
period only then 'Indu Sarkar' will offer some interest for you.